Thornwell, No. 25 South Carolina top No. 8 Texas A&M 81-78
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Sindarius Thornwell had 25 points and nine assists, helping No. 25 South Carolina beat No. 8 Texas A&M 81-78 on Saturday. Michael Carrera scored 20 points on 6-for-6 shooting for the Gamecocks (20-3, 7-3 Southeastern Conference), who bounced back from a 69-56 loss at Georgia on Tuesday. Mindaugus Kacinas finished with 11 points.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Sindarius Thornwell had 25 points and nine assists, helping No. 25 South Carolina beat No. 8 Texas A&M 81-78 on Saturday. Michael Carrera scored 20 points on 6-for-6 shooting for the Gamecocks (20-3, 7-3 Southeastern Conference), who bounced back from a 69-56 loss at Georgia on Tuesday. Mindaugus Kacinas finished with 11 points.
Texas Rolls Over Texas Tech 69-59
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Longhorns keep rolling along. Next stop: right up the road at No. 1 Oklahoma. Javan Felix scored 20 points and surging Texas beat Texas Tech 69-59 Saturday, the Longhorns' seventh win in eight games in a run that has them in the thick of the Big 12 title chase.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Longhorns keep rolling along. Next stop: right up the road at No. 1 Oklahoma. Javan Felix scored 20 points and surging Texas beat Texas Tech 69-59 Saturday, the Longhorns' seventh win in eight games in a run that has them in the thick of the Big 12 title chase.
Ellis has double-double for No. 7 Kansas in 75-56 win at TCU
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Devonte Graham dived to the floor for a loose ball in a wild sequence that led to a three-point play for Perry Ellis, putting No. 7 Kansas up by 20 points in the first half. "The thing that he forgot to mention, if he hadn't lost the ball, he wouldn't have had to dive for it," coach Bill Self said with a smile after Graham gave his description of...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Devonte Graham dived to the floor for a loose ball in a wild sequence that led to a three-point play for Perry Ellis, putting No. 7 Kansas up by 20 points in the first half. "The thing that he forgot to mention, if he hadn't lost the ball, he wouldn't have had to dive for it," coach Bill Self said with a smile after Graham gave his description of...
Big 2nd half from Niang leads Iowa St. over Okla. St. 64-59
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Georges Niang scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and had nine rebounds to help lead No. 13 Iowa State to a 64-59 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday. Niang shot 7 of 10 shots and grabbed all of his rebounds after halftime. Monte Morris and Matt Thomas each scored 16 points for the Cyclones (17-6, 6-4 Big 12).
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Georges Niang scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and had nine rebounds to help lead No. 13 Iowa State to a 64-59 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday. Niang shot 7 of 10 shots and grabbed all of his rebounds after halftime. Monte Morris and Matt Thomas each scored 16 points for the Cyclones (17-6, 6-4 Big 12).
Big 12 best basketball league again, brutal half-season left
The Big 12 has the nation's No. 1 team and half of the league is in the top 15 of the AP poll. For the third season in a row, the conference has the best cumulative RPI. And in a "break" from league play last weekend, the Big 12 won seven of 10 games against the Southeastern Conference in an event that used to be played in December. Now comes the second half of their brutal...
The Big 12 has the nation's No. 1 team and half of the league is in the top 15 of the AP poll. For the third season in a row, the conference has the best cumulative RPI. And in a "break" from league play last weekend, the Big 12 won seven of 10 games against the Southeastern Conference in an event that used to be played in December. Now comes the second half of their brutal...
Hield scores 17 as Durant watches; No. 1 Oklahoma beats TCU
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- With Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant on hand, Buddy Hield scored 17 points to help No. 1 Oklahoma defeat TCU 95-72 on Tuesday night. Hield, the nation's No. 2 scorer, was held well below his 26.2 average, but he shot an efficient 7 for 13 from the field and made 3 of 8 3-point attempts as the 2014 NBA MVP and four-time scoring champion watched. Hield...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- With Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant on hand, Buddy Hield scored 17 points to help No. 1 Oklahoma defeat TCU 95-72 on Tuesday night. Hield, the nation's No. 2 scorer, was held well below his 26.2 average, but he shot an efficient 7 for 13 from the field and made 3 of 8 3-point attempts as the 2014 NBA MVP and four-time scoring champion watched. Hield...
No. 13 SMU rebounds from 1st loss by beating Memphis 80-68
DALLAS (AP) -- Nic Moore scored 22 points and No. 13 SMU rebounded from its first loss of the season with an 80-68 victory over Memphis on Saturday night.
DALLAS (AP) -- Nic Moore scored 22 points and No. 13 SMU rebounded from its first loss of the season with an 80-68 victory over Memphis on Saturday night.
No. 17 Baylor surges past Georgia 83-73 in Big 12/SEC
WACO, Texas (AP) — Rico Gathers had 17 points and nine rebounds, and No. 17 Baylor used a quick start to the second half to beat Georgia 83-73 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday night. Gathers had one of Baylor's five three-point possessions during a 17-2 run in the first 4 minutes after halftime to turn a 35-32 deficit into a 49-37 lead. The Bears (17-4) scored just three points...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Rico Gathers had 17 points and nine rebounds, and No. 17 Baylor used a quick start to the second half to beat Georgia 83-73 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday night. Gathers had one of Baylor's five three-point possessions during a 17-2 run in the first 4 minutes after halftime to turn a 35-32 deficit into a 49-37 lead. The Bears (17-4) scored just three points...
No. 1 Oklahoma Knocks Off LSU 77-75
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Buddy Hield made seven of his eight 3-pointers in the second half on his way to a 32-point performance, Isaiah Cousins hit a go-ahead jumper with 4 seconds left and No. 1 Oklahoma overcame a 14-point deficit to escape with a 77-75 victory over LSU on Saturday.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Buddy Hield made seven of his eight 3-pointers in the second half on his way to a 32-point performance, Isaiah Cousins hit a go-ahead jumper with 4 seconds left and No. 1 Oklahoma overcame a 14-point deficit to escape with a 77-75 victory over LSU on Saturday.
TCU rallies 75-63 over Tennessee in Big 12-SEC Challenge
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Malique Trent scored 14 of his 15 points after halftime as TCU rallied from a 14-point deficit to end a five-game losing streak, beating Tennessee 75-63 on Saturday in the Big 12-SEC Challenge. Chris Washburn had 14 points and nine rebounds while Brandon Parrish scored 14 and Karviar Shepherd 13 for the Horned Frogs (10-11), who had a pair of 10-0 runs in the...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Malique Trent scored 14 of his 15 points after halftime as TCU rallied from a 14-point deficit to end a five-game losing streak, beating Tennessee 75-63 on Saturday in the Big 12-SEC Challenge. Chris Washburn had 14 points and nine rebounds while Brandon Parrish scored 14 and Karviar Shepherd 13 for the Horned Frogs (10-11), who had a pair of 10-0 runs in the...
SEC West QBs help lead South to 27-16 Senior Bowl win
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — SEC West quarterbacks Dak Prescott, Jake Coker and Brandon Allen all led scoring drives to help lead the South to a 27-16 win over the North in Saturday's Senior Bowl. Arkansas's Allen passed for a game-high 106 yards, including a couple of on-target deep balls. Mississippi State's Prescott threw for 61 yards and a touchdown with both teams rotating their...
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — SEC West quarterbacks Dak Prescott, Jake Coker and Brandon Allen all led scoring drives to help lead the South to a 27-16 win over the North in Saturday's Senior Bowl. Arkansas's Allen passed for a game-high 106 yards, including a couple of on-target deep balls. Mississippi State's Prescott threw for 61 yards and a touchdown with both teams rotating their...
Texas downs Vanderbilt 72-58 in Big 12/SEC Challenge
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kerwin Roach Jr. had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Texas overcame Vanderbilt's bigger lineup with tenacious defense in a 72-58 win Saturday in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Prince Ibeh added 13 points and 11 boards for the Longhorns (14-7) who had four players score in double figures. Texas has won five of its last six in a mid-season surge under first-year coach...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kerwin Roach Jr. had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Texas overcame Vanderbilt's bigger lineup with tenacious defense in a 72-58 win Saturday in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Prince Ibeh added 13 points and 11 boards for the Longhorns (14-7) who had four players score in double figures. Texas has won five of its last six in a mid-season surge under first-year coach...
House gets 20, No. 5 Texas A&M tops No. 14 Iowa State 72-62
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Quiet for most of the game, Danuel House quickly made a lot of noise for No. 5 Texas A&M. House scored 20 points, including a go-ahead 3 late in the second half that sent the Aggies past No. 14 Iowa State 72-62 Saturday in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. House had 12 points in the final 4 minutes. "That was huge," A&M coach Billy Kennedy said....
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Quiet for most of the game, Danuel House quickly made a lot of noise for No. 5 Texas A&M. House scored 20 points, including a go-ahead 3 late in the second half that sent the Aggies past No. 14 Iowa State 72-62 Saturday in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. House had 12 points in the final 4 minutes. "That was huge," A&M coach Billy Kennedy said....
Hannahs, Kingsley lead Arkansas over Texas Tech, 75-68 in OT
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Dusty Hannahs scored 25 points against his former school, and Moses Kingsley added 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead Arkansas to a 75-68 overtime victory over Texas Tech on Saturday in the Big 12- SEC Challenge. Hannahs, who played his first two seasons with the Red Raiders, scored 21 of his points in the first half as the Razorbacks (11-10) rallied from 12...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Dusty Hannahs scored 25 points against his former school, and Moses Kingsley added 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead Arkansas to a 75-68 overtime victory over Texas Tech on Saturday in the Big 12- SEC Challenge. Hannahs, who played his first two seasons with the Red Raiders, scored 21 of his points in the first half as the Razorbacks (11-10) rallied from 12...
Hield's 30 points lead No. 1 Oklahoma past Texas Tech 91-67
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma's defense matched its high-octane offense, and the result was a blowout victory over Texas Tech. Buddy Hield scored 30 points to help the top-ranked Sooners defeat Texas Tech 91-67 on Tuesday night.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma's defense matched its high-octane offense, and the result was a blowout victory over Texas Tech. Buddy Hield scored 30 points to help the top-ranked Sooners defeat Texas Tech 91-67 on Tuesday night.
Jones scores 20 as No. 10 A&M gets 66-53 win over Missouri
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Jalen Jones scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half to lead No. 10 Texas A&M to a 66-53 victory over Missouri on Saturday, extending the Aggies' winning streak to 10 games.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Jalen Jones scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half to lead No. 10 Texas A&M to a 66-53 victory over Missouri on Saturday, extending the Aggies' winning streak to 10 games.
No. 19 Iowa State tops TCU 73-60 after beating top-ranked OU
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Monte Morris had 18 points and six assists and No. 19 Iowa State followed a win over top-ranked Oklahoma with a 73-60 victory over TCU on Saturday. The Cyclones (15-4, 4-3 Big 12) started slowly five days after knocking off the Sooners at home but went ahead for good on Morris' steal and layup during an 11-0 run that put Iowa State in front 26-19 late in the...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Monte Morris had 18 points and six assists and No. 19 Iowa State followed a win over top-ranked Oklahoma with a 73-60 victory over TCU on Saturday. The Cyclones (15-4, 4-3 Big 12) started slowly five days after knocking off the Sooners at home but went ahead for good on Morris' steal and layup during an 11-0 run that put Iowa State in front 26-19 late in the...
No. 3 Kansas overcomes slow start to beat Texas, 76-67
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The way Kansas had labored over the past two weeks, coach Bill Self headed into Saturday's game against Texas firmly believing it was the Jayhawks' most important of the season. Perry Ellis and Wayne Selden Jr. rose to the occasion. Ellis had 26 points in a dominant performance, Selden added 19 while leading a big second-half run, and the Jayhawks overcame a...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The way Kansas had labored over the past two weeks, coach Bill Self headed into Saturday's game against Texas firmly believing it was the Jayhawks' most important of the season. Perry Ellis and Wayne Selden Jr. rose to the occasion. Ellis had 26 points in a dominant performance, Selden added 19 while leading a big second-half run, and the Jayhawks overcame a...
No. 13 Baylor fall 82-72 to Oklahoma, 0-7 vs. No. 1 teams
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor coach Scott Drew lost his voice and ran out of defenses against No. 1 Oklahoma. The 13th-ranked Bears had their 15-game home streak snapped, and were joined atop the Big 12 standings after an 82-72 loss Saturday that wasn't really that close. "OU was outstanding and I thought we were average, at best," said Drew, his voice very raspy....
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor coach Scott Drew lost his voice and ran out of defenses against No. 1 Oklahoma. The 13th-ranked Bears had their 15-game home streak snapped, and were joined atop the Big 12 standings after an 82-72 loss Saturday that wasn't really that close. "OU was outstanding and I thought we were average, at best," said Drew, his voice very raspy....
No. 6 West Virginia rallies to beat Texas Tech 80-76
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins is glad he has a good bench for when his starters get in foul trouble or are having a tough game. "That's the good thing about this team, you know?" Huggins said. "Devin (Williams) gets in foul trouble and Elijah (Macon) answers the bell. JC (Jevon Carter) gets in foul trouble, Tarik (Phillip) plays well. Jaysean...
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins is glad he has a good bench for when his starters get in foul trouble or are having a tough game. "That's the good thing about this team, you know?" Huggins said. "Devin (Williams) gets in foul trouble and Elijah (Macon) answers the bell. JC (Jevon Carter) gets in foul trouble, Tarik (Phillip) plays well. Jaysean...